Takeda shareholders bin proposal from anti-Shire group; only 10 percent in favor


TOKYO: A group of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd shareholders, who are trying to build support to block the US$62 billion acquisition of London-listed Shire Plc , failed to get a proposal passed at the drugmaker's annual general meeting on Thursday. The proposal - to require advance shareholder approval for large acquisitions - received about 10 percent of votes in favor, the company confirmed to Reuters, casting doubt on the group's ability to gather enough support to scupper the Shire deal.



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